Desmoplakin: An unexpected regulator of microtubule organization in the epidermis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-154

  Lechler, Terry ^a,b   Fuchs, Elaine ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; PROTEIN NINEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; EPIDERMIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRIOLES; CENTROSOME; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KERATIN-14; KERATINOCYTES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33846439062     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200609109     Document Type: Article

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